Over several days, director Kornii Hrytsiuk spoke with Russian prisoners of war in a Ukrainian prison. He asked them about their reasons for going to war, their feelings of guilt, and their lives before the war. What remains is a paralyzing “somehow.”
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Kornii Hrytsiuk Director
First release July 2, 2024 · Produced in Ukraine · Original title Обычный гражданин
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Ukraine
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Original title
Обычный гражданин
Original language
Russian
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Ukraine · July 2, 2024
Digital · YouTube
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Germany
November 7, 2025 · Premiere · Cottbus Film Festival
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